CHS South
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · Manchester
CHS South is a secondary school in Manchester for ages 11–16 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- 451 Mauldeth Road West, Chorlton, Manchester, M21 7SX
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- State-funded
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 1,177 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 47.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “CHS South is a welcoming and supportive community.”
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “Pupils understand the school values of ‘ready, respectful, safe’, and they try hard to follow them in all that they do.”
To improve
- “In a few subjects, the curriculum is not as well developed as it could be.”
- “This means that pupils are not learning as widely as they could.”
- “In some subjects, pupils are not given the opportunity to regularly revisit the knowledge learned in the past.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 February 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.3 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 121 first-preference applications, 222 offers in total, 121 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Year 7 2026, as Manchester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Chorlton High School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Loreto High School Chorlton 0.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Didsbury High School 0.6 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Whalley Range 11-18 High School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Manchester Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Trinity CofE High School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- The Barlow RC High School 2.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Burnage Academy for Boys 2.3 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published